FBSA Canada Full Bay sea scallop

Assessments

The MSC Fisheries Standard is used to assess if a fishery is well-managed and sustainable. More about how the standard is used, what is assessed and the process.

Interested in contributing as a stakeholder? See how you can engage with a fishery assessment.

• Recently uploaded documents

  Documents	Published On	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delay in Reassessment Announcement	15 Mar 2023	1 files
  Variation Response	14 Mar 2023	1 files
  Variation Request	13 Mar 2023	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Notification of surveillance audit after the certificate anniversary date	04 Jan 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	22 Jun 2022	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delay in Reassessment Announcement	PDF (107.04 Kb)	15 Mar 2023
  Variation Response	PDF (120.30 Kb)	14 Mar 2023
  Variation Request	PDF (164.82 Kb)	13 Mar 2023
  Stakeholder Announcement: Notification of surveillance audit after the certificate anniversary date	PDF (103.51 Kb)	04 Jan 2023
  Stakeholder Announcement	PDF (102.16 Kb)	24 Nov 2021
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (319.40 Kb)	23 Aug 2019
  Variation Response	PDF (66.34 Kb)	09 Oct 2017
  Variation Request	PDF (269.98 Kb)	09 Oct 2017
  Change of Conformity Assessment Body	PDF (266.12 Kb)	17 Aug 2017
  Other document: New Certificate - change of CAB	PDF (410.66 Kb)	17 Aug 2017

• Re-Assessment (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0720	Atlantic scallop (Placopecten magellanicus)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	05 Jul 2018	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	05 Jul 2018	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	08 Jun 2018	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	08 Jun 2018	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report announcement	26 Apr 2018	1 files
  Public comment draft report	26 Apr 2018	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	22 Jan 2018	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	07 Sep 2017	1 files
  Use of the RBF	07 Sep 2017	2 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  List of client group members	PDF (348.71 Kb)	05 Jul 2018
  Change of Conformity Assessment Body	PDF (264.65 Kb)	17 Aug 2017
  Other document	PDF (466.51 Kb)	09 Oct 2017

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	07 Sep 2017	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0720	Atlantic scallop (Placopecten magellanicus)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	28 Mar 2022	1 files
  Surveillance report	22 Jun 2022	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2021)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0720	Atlantic scallop (Placopecten magellanicus)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	07 May 2021	1 files
  Surveillance report	07 Jul 2021	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2019)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0720	Atlantic scallop (Placopecten magellanicus)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	29 Oct 2019	1 files
  Surveillance report	04 Feb 2020	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0720	Atlantic scallop (Placopecten magellanicus)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	07 Sep 2017	1 files
  Surveillance report	11 Dec 2017	1 files

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• Initial Assessment (started 2012)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0720	Atlantic scallop (Placopecten magellanicus)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	25 Jul 2013	1 files
  Public certification announcement	25 Jul 2013	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	27 Jun 2013	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	27 Jun 2013	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	25 Apr 2013	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	25 Apr 2013	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	11 Sep 2012	1 files

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  Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Site visit announcement	07 Jun 2012	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  List of client group members	PDF (393.96 Kb)	11 Jun 2012

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  Defining the assessment tree

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment tree announcement	07 Jun 2012	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed assessment team	10 May 2012	1 files
  Stakeholder announcement	10 May 2012	1 files
  Confirmation of assessment team	25 May 2012	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	10 May 2012	2 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2016)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0720	Atlantic scallop (Placopecten magellanicus)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	02 Nov 2016	1 files
  Surveillance report	31 May 2017	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Response	PDF (235.29 Kb)	22 Feb 2017
  Variation Request	PDF (450.04 Kb)	30 Jan 2017

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2015)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0720	Atlantic scallop (Placopecten magellanicus)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	08 Sep 2015	1 files
  Surveillance report	17 Nov 2015	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2014)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0720	Atlantic scallop (Placopecten magellanicus)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	15 Jul 2014	1 files
  Surveillance report	13 Nov 2014	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Request	PDF (187.13 Kb)	17 Jun 2014
  Variation Response	PDF (135.08 Kb)	17 Jun 2014

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